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A TASBot is a replay device | {{stub}} | ||
A '''TASBot''' is a replay device that can play back the common *.m64 ([[TAS]]) files that [[Mupen64]] creates on a physical [[Nintendo 64]] (N64). TASbots work by imitating the inputs of a real controller, but they are not identical to normal N64 controllers. | |||
=TASBots in the Discord Server= | |||
There are currently four TASBots in the SM64 TASing and ABC server. | |||
Those members are: | Those members are: | ||
*[[User:Barry|Barry]] | |||
Barry | *[[User:dwangoAC|dwangoAC]] | ||
*[[User:Ethan White|Ethan White]] | |||
dwangoAC | *[[User:rcombs|rcombs]] | ||
=Uses of TASBots= | |||
Ethan White | ==Console Verification== | ||
TASBots are used for a phenomenon called console verification. The N64 has [[Super Mario 64#Wii VC|some properties]] that make it crash more often than emulators like Mupen. This means that a TAS that plays back fine on Mupen may actually crash on console. This is not desired, and so many important TASes, especially those utilizing [[PU]] movement, have been console verified, such as [[Watch for Rolling Rocks#A Button Challenge|Watch for Rolling Rocks 0.5x A presses]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI8iC_WL-Bw</ref> and the [[1 Key]] TAS<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rTBD3eTK8s</ref>. | |||
===Wii (U) VC=== | |||
There are no known TASBots for the Wii or Wii U. Thus, TASes made using Dolphin or a [[Mupen64#Mupen64-WiiVC-RTZ|hacked version of Mupen]] cannot be console verified at this point. | |||
===Other consoles=== | |||
Although Super Mario 64 also can be played on the [[Super Mario 64#iQue (Chinese)|iQue]] and [[Super Mario 64 Disk Drive Version|Disk Drive]] consoles, no TASing software exists for these consoles, let alone TASBots. Thus, it is impossible and unnecessary to console verify TASes for these consoles, as none exist anyway. | |||
=References= | |||
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